82 Quotes by Alex Pareene

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In our system of government, an opposition party doesn't have the ability to pass legislation, but it has the ability to massively screw things up.

Modern political speechwriting is certainly a skill, and one that requires experience and practice to master.

Modern political speechwriting is not a high-minded pursuit for brilliant talents.

Most politicians are vain. Many of them are stupid.

Only a small rich fringe hates Social Security for disincentivizing 80-year-olds from seeking full-time employment.

Political battles are won when the rich favor them.

Political journalists, socially inept or no, are not nerds. Most of them can't do math, a fact that campaigns and politicians regularly exploit.

We're getting the sort of 'compromise' American politics specializes in: the one where things are intentionally made worse for most people in the hopes that if things are made bad enough, the other side will cave.